U.S. total energy statistics
Preliminary data for 2019.1 Note: sum of share of totals may not equal 100% because of independent rounding.
Total primary energy production | 101.04 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) |
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By fuel/energy source | share of total |
Natural gas | 35% | Petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids) | 31% | Coal | 14% | Renewable | 12% | Nuclear | 8% |
Total energy consumption | 100.17 quadrillion Btu |
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By fuel/energy source | share of total |
Petroleum | 37% |
Natural gas | 32% |
Renewables | 11% |
Coal | 11% |
Nuclear | 8% |
By sector and share of total U.S. primary energy consumption | share of total |
Electric power | 37% |
Transportation | 28% |
Industrial | 23% |
Residential | 7% |
Commercial | 5% |
Energy trade | |
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Imports | 22.80 quadrillion Btu |
Exports | 23.52 quadrillion Btu |
Net imports | -0.71 quadrillion Btu |
Net exports | 0.71 quadrillion Btu |
Electricity generation | 4.12 trillion kilowatthours |
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By major fuel/energy source | share of total |
Natural gas | 38% |
Coal | 23% |
Nuclear | 20% |
Renewables2 | 17% |
Petroleum | 0.5% |
Other gases | 0.3% |
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 5,130 million metric tons CO2 |
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By energy source | share of total |
Petroleum | 46% |
Natural gas | 33% |
Coal | 21% |
Energy consumption/Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio | thousand Btu per 2012 dollar |
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2019 | 5.25 thousand Btu per 2012 dollar |
1950 | 15.11 thousand Btu per 2012 dollar |
1 Source: Monthly Energy Review, April 2020
More statistics for each energy source
- Crude oil and petroleum statistics
- Natural gas statistics
- Coal statistics
- Nuclear statistics
- Electricity statistics
- Biofuel statistics
- Renewable energy data
Last updated: May 7, 2020